Diamonds From Sierra Leone

Diamonds are foreverThey won't leave in the nightI've no fear that they mightDesert me

Diamonds are forever (forever, forever)Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibeDiamonds are forever (forever, forever, forever)The Roc is still alive every time I rhyme.Forever ever? Forever ever? Ever, ever?Ever, ever? Ever, ever? Ever, ever?...

Close your eyes and imagine, feel the magicVegas on acid,Seen through Yves St. Laurent glassesAnd I've realized that I've arrived, cuzIt take more than a magazine to kill my Vibe doeshe write his own rhymes, so sort ofI think 'emThat mean I forgot better shit than u ever thought upDamn, is he really that caught up?I ask if you talkin' bout classics, do my name get brought up?I remember I couldn't afford a FordEscort or even a four-track recorderso its only right that I let the top drop on a drop-top Porsche- its for yourself that's importantIf a stripper named Porscha and u get tips from many menThen your fat friend her nickname is MinivanExcuse me,That's just the Henny, man, I smoke,I drink, I'm supposed to stop I can't because

Diamonds are forever (forever, forever)Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibeDiamonds are forever (forever, forever, forever)The Roc is still alive every time I rhyme.Forever ever? Forever ever? Ever, ever?Ever, ever? Ever, ever? Ever, ever?...

I was sick about awardsCouldn't nobody cure meOnly playa that got robbed but kept all his jewelryAlicia Keys tried to talk some sense to them30 minutes later seems there's no convincing themWhat more can you ask for?The international assholes nahWho complains about what he is owed?And throw a tantrum like he is 3 years oldYou gotta love it though somebody still speaks from his soulAnd wouldn't change by the change, or the game, or the fame,When he came, in the game, he made his own laneNow all I need is y'all to pronounce my nameIts Kanye - But some of my plastic - they still say KaneGot family in the D, Kin-folk from MotownBack in the Chi - them folks ain't from MotownLife movin' too fast I need to slow downGirl ain't give me no ass, ya need to go down

Diamonds are forever (forever, forever)My father Ben said I need JesusSo he took me to church and let the water wash over my ceaserDiamonds are forever (forever, forever)The preacher said we need leadersRight then my body got still like a paraplegic

You know who you can call you gotta best believe itThe Roc stand tall and you would never believe itTake your diamonds and throw 'em up like you bulimicYea the beat cold but the flow is anemicAfter debris settles and the dust get swept offBig K pick up where young Hov left offRight when magazines wrote Kanye West offI dropped my new shit sound like the best ofA&R's lookin' like "pssh we messed up"Grammy night, damn right, we got dressed upBottle after bottle till we got messed upIn the studio, where really though, yea he next upPeople askin' me if I'm gon' give my chain backThat'll be the same day I give the game backYou know the next question dog "Yo, where Dame at?"This track the Indian dance to bring our reign back"What's up with you and Jay, man, are y'all ok man?"They pray for the death of our dynasty like AmenR-r-r-right here stands a-manWith the power to make a diamond with his bare hands...

Diamonds are forever (forever, forever)Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibeDiamonds are forever (forever, forever, forever)The Roc is still alive every time I rhyme.Forever ever? Forever ever? Ever, ever?Ever, ever? Ever, ever? Ever, ever?...